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bush and barack obama. higher deficits and debt that, because of the graying baby boom, are fated to get even worse. >> the population was always going to age, the baby boomers were going to retire. they were paying a lot of social security contributions in 1990s. we were always going to shift into structural deficit for that reason. >> reporter: that's why even though we've been in deeper hot water before as a percentage of the economy, this time really may be different. with the baby boom hanging it up, increasing our debt load now presents a clear and future danger. and thus this era's key questions. >> if you want to keep social security and you want to keep medicare and if yes how are you going to pay for it? i don't suggest the answer will be sell more debt to the chinese. you have to pay the taxes to support the social insurance programs if that's what you want to keep. >> reporter: but americans do not want to pay higher taxes. >> no one wants to pay higher taxes. everybody is happy to have someone
bush and barack obama. higher deficits and debt that, because of the graying baby boom, are fated to get even worse. >> the population was always going to age, the baby boomers were going to retire. they were paying a lot of social security contributions in 1990s. we were always going to shift into structural deficit for that reason. >> reporter: that's why even though we've been in deeper hot water before as a percentage of the economy, this time really may be different. with the...
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there's no action out of the obama administration. we were hoping it was going to happen earlier, it didn't happen and it seems now that the people -- the jihadists and salafists have the arms now including shoulder-fired anti-aircraft systems and the secular forces that came out of the mainstream that we could deal with don't seem to have those weapons and the question is what is the obama administration going to do now? >> warner: tough decision. patrick tabler, thank you. >> my pleasure. >> suarez: still to come on the "newshour": political turmoil in egypt; arizona's new senator; a broad range of steps for a minnesota dance company and the college conference switches. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: democrats and republicans accused each other today of refusing to talk specifics about how to avoid the fiscal cliff. the two sides traded charges of bad faith as year-end tax hikes and spending cuts moved another day closer. on the face of it there seemed to be little movement today. >> n
there's no action out of the obama administration. we were hoping it was going to happen earlier, it didn't happen and it seems now that the people -- the jihadists and salafists have the arms now including shoulder-fired anti-aircraft systems and the secular forces that came out of the mainstream that we could deal with don't seem to have those weapons and the question is what is the obama administration going to do now? >> warner: tough decision. patrick tabler, thank you. >> my...
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towards president obama. so that's why governor romney is so focused on ohio and for president obama, his campaign thinks if they can keep romney out of ohio, if they can deny romney ohio he cannot get to the president. that's why you're seeing both candidate there is so much. but one more fast point and that is that both -- all of these states are pretty much three or four point states. look at the map as to where president obama and governor romney are going to in the final days. that list of seven or eight states, they're almost all competitive under five points so while it does narrowly favor president obama right now, keep in mind, these are all very competitive states, three, four points. >> woodruff: and, margaret, to that point and the point you were making a minute ago, what is it that the obama folks feel they need to do in these final days? >> if today is a road map for the next few days, what they feel they need to do is return to the high ground, so to speak. today you did not here a lot of rom i
towards president obama. so that's why governor romney is so focused on ohio and for president obama, his campaign thinks if they can keep romney out of ohio, if they can deny romney ohio he cannot get to the president. that's why you're seeing both candidate there is so much. but one more fast point and that is that both -- all of these states are pretty much three or four point states. look at the map as to where president obama and governor romney are going to in the final days. that list of...
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they know who the obama supporters are. it's a call from a friend or a neighbor asking them to turn out that we think will be the most effective at the end of the day. >> suarez: even in the final hours before the polls open nationwide, the obama campaign says it believes there are still small pockets of voters out there who can be convinced to cast a ballot and cast a ballot for their man. my colleague margaret warner got a very different view of the same electoral landscape from the romney campaign. >> warner: after a frantic day-long campaign swing, mitt romney returns to boston tonight to await the voters' verdict on his seven-year quest for the presidency. with polls showing president obama enjoying a slight edge in several crucial battle ground states, romney's strategists are counting on the undecided independent voters breaking his way. >> i think the momentum remains with governor romney. >> warner: a senior advisor to the romney campaign. >> it's a close race. we knew it would be close. i believe at the end of the
they know who the obama supporters are. it's a call from a friend or a neighbor asking them to turn out that we think will be the most effective at the end of the day. >> suarez: even in the final hours before the polls open nationwide, the obama campaign says it believes there are still small pockets of voters out there who can be convinced to cast a ballot and cast a ballot for their man. my colleague margaret warner got a very different view of the same electoral landscape from the...
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obama ran a very negative campaign. the level of tolerated dishonesty was higher than any i ever covered. they used to start campaigns by giving big speeches on policies and people like ruth and i would chew over them. those speeches, i guess they desid they didn't need to give them because the policies weren't there the only ray of hope in the way the campaign was conducteds is the campaign especially the obama campaign is much better at door knocking, face-to-face, door front interviews. and i do think because of that and all the information that's given canvasers without say they do have a lot of actual conversations. so you could argue that it was terrible at the surface but the level of one to unperson on the door stoop, there might have been good. >> woodruff: how do you read this negativity. >> that's really pulling out happiness from the pile. >> woodruff: i wasn't going to ling other than that point. >> so the negativity is totally justified. david mentioned 68%. the other number in there was 51% who thought th
obama ran a very negative campaign. the level of tolerated dishonesty was higher than any i ever covered. they used to start campaigns by giving big speeches on policies and people like ruth and i would chew over them. those speeches, i guess they desid they didn't need to give them because the policies weren't there the only ray of hope in the way the campaign was conducteds is the campaign especially the obama campaign is much better at door knocking, face-to-face, door front interviews. and...
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barack obama rebuilt it. and we are seeing it it work and respond. >> woodruff: do you think the storm could be making that much of a difference. >> i think the perception and you see activity and you see the chris christie thing. people are saying why is christie doing this, for his own mattal ambitions. >> i don't think there is anything like that when you are the governor of a state, a state you love that is in your heart and soul you feel an intense sense of stewardship. and when it gets wallopped by the storm the poll particulars seems irrelevant at this point. and as christie said, i don't care about the politics. if he is going to help me with my state, he is going to help the people of my state, then i'm grateful and i will work with him. so i think it is as simple as that. and i think he has been perfectly willing to hold the view that he's not a good steward of the economy, not good on budget negotiations but he's good on this. and we worked together on this. i don't think that is politically incons
barack obama rebuilt it. and we are seeing it it work and respond. >> woodruff: do you think the storm could be making that much of a difference. >> i think the perception and you see activity and you see the chris christie thing. people are saying why is christie doing this, for his own mattal ambitions. >> i don't think there is anything like that when you are the governor of a state, a state you love that is in your heart and soul you feel an intense sense of stewardship....
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but obama was careful last night. his remarks were fairly humble, and for the historic achievement that he made last night. and i think obama and boehner and rea reed all know that their legacies are tied together and they reside around one thing-- can they find common ground. >> stuart rothenberg, you can find more on the future of the affordable care act from our partners at kaiser health news. th's oour websit >> woodruff: and finally, here with us, where they have been during the campaign, the conventions and election night are syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. gentlemen, i know you had a good night's sleep. i saw you just a few hours ago. david, you're not in washington right now. mark, you are. but welcome back. let's start-- let me start out quickly, david, what more is there to be said about last night in the way everything unfolded? >> don't mess with big bird. the revemple of pbs. the revenge of pbs. no, i'm not sure that was a votingssu e fundamental issue is thi
but obama was careful last night. his remarks were fairly humble, and for the historic achievement that he made last night. and i think obama and boehner and rea reed all know that their legacies are tied together and they reside around one thing-- can they find common ground. >> stuart rothenberg, you can find more on the future of the affordable care act from our partners at kaiser health news. th's oour websit >> woodruff: and finally, here with us, where they have been during...
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president obama has designated s.e.c. commissioner elisse walter to replace schapiro, effective december 14. in bangladesh, thousands of people protested today over a deadly fire at a factory that makes garments for american and other companies. at least 112 people died in the saturday night blaze on the outskirts of dhaka, the country's capital. today, crowds of textile workers demanded justice and improved conditions. they accused management of putting production quotas ahead of people's lives. . >> reporter: what the fire alarm was raised, our factory manager, quality manager, assistant production manager told us nothing is happening. go back to work. the next moment, flames of fire blew up. everybody died. everyone. how can we deal with this? >> sreenivasan: that factory has supplied clothing to wal-mart, ikea, and other western retailers. another fire broke out today at a second factory, also in dhaka. this time, no casualties were reported. members of the m-23 rebel force in eastern congo focused today on consolidat
president obama has designated s.e.c. commissioner elisse walter to replace schapiro, effective december 14. in bangladesh, thousands of people protested today over a deadly fire at a factory that makes garments for american and other companies. at least 112 people died in the saturday night blaze on the outskirts of dhaka, the country's capital. today, crowds of textile workers demanded justice and improved conditions. they accused management of putting production quotas ahead of people's...
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so obama for america, the digital group that was created to help get president obama elected to a second term has sent out an e-mail with graphics to its supporters on millions of people oner, the mail list urging them to get involved on the president's proposals and to share some of this information with their friends. >> brown: we're taking a look at that now. so that's, lauren, part of this -- this is what you're talking about, the permanent campaign. >> it just never stops. they're saying share this with your friends. make a youtube video, post it on your facebook and your e-mail. the question really comes down to will this be as effective as these push letters were during the campaign? during the campaign it's "vote." very simple, you have to go and vote. here it's okay now you have to get involved in this really complicated issue called the fiscal cliff or the austerity movement. >> brown: a little harder than-to-explain than just street yes or no. >> and when you get into the back-and-forth of negotiating with congress and there will be different proposals, how many americans woul
so obama for america, the digital group that was created to help get president obama elected to a second term has sent out an e-mail with graphics to its supporters on millions of people oner, the mail list urging them to get involved on the president's proposals and to share some of this information with their friends. >> brown: we're taking a look at that now. so that's, lauren, part of this -- this is what you're talking about, the permanent campaign. >> it just never stops....
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and vermont for president obama. two networks have called south carolina and indiana for mitt romney. all of those are calls that were expected. and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. stay tuned for more in-depth analysis and the latest election results on the pbsde election leecial which begins at 8:00wh eastern time. :0 major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: b c2ng o econo for 160 c2 f, t eine th connectc2 b >> muc is a ursal langua, t when i was i ccident i was worried tc2 ealth care systeoke a laguage l its ow with uted th care, i got lp tt fit my life,c2 ormation on my p, connectioto doctors wmatiet where i'from, tools to estimate wt my ce may cot. i never miss t. >> wee more tn 78,0 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. w that's health in numbers. united health care. >> intel. sponsors of tomorrow. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy i
and vermont for president obama. two networks have called south carolina and indiana for mitt romney. all of those are calls that were expected. and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. stay tuned for more in-depth analysis and the latest election results on the pbsde election leecial which begins at 8:00wh eastern time. :0 major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: b c2ng o econo for 160 c2 f, t eine th connectc2 b...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama addressed the looming fiscal crisis for the first time since the election, and insisted once again he won't accept a deal unless it includes higher taxes on the wealthy. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we'll have excerpts from the president's remarks, and our own debate on the economic challenges ahead with two senators, maryland democrat ben cardin and tennessee republican bob corker. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez has the latest on the surprise resignation of cia chief david petraeus after admitting to an extra-marital affair. >> brown: it's still cold and dark in many new jersey homes. special correspondent rick karr follows utility crews as they work to turn the electricity back on. >> access to these lines is quite difficult, cutting through peoples' backyards. you may come in one and cross four other yards just to get to your job site. >> woodruff: plus mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. that's all ahead on tonight's newsho
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama addressed the looming fiscal crisis for the first time since the election, and insisted once again he won't accept a deal unless it includes higher taxes on the wealthy. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we'll have excerpts from the president's remarks, and our own debate on the economic challenges ahead with two senators, maryland democrat ben...
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they spent time saying president obama failed to get people back to work. i think people agree with that. what they didn't say is specifically how are they going to do it. >> brown: when you look, though, at a 6-specific issue like immigration, you had a candidate who at least seemed to tack to the right during the primaries and try to tack back to the -- some kind of middle for the general election. didn't work. >> no, and immigration reform s been that al bra trosz around the neck of many republican candidates because they don't want to address the issue i believe head on. there's a lot of myths about how latinos feel about immigration reform. we're really pretty much split. there's a lot of support along the southwest for border enforcement. are individuals paying taxes? what is their intent? bly are they here? but also there's a compassionate message that needs to be heard along with that and i think many republicans have been tone deaf in those areas. they've turned off a lot of women --. >> brown: tone deaf in how they say it or what they're saying? t
they spent time saying president obama failed to get people back to work. i think people agree with that. what they didn't say is specifically how are they going to do it. >> brown: when you look, though, at a 6-specific issue like immigration, you had a candidate who at least seemed to tack to the right during the primaries and try to tack back to the -- some kind of middle for the general election. didn't work. >> no, and immigration reform s been that al bra trosz around the neck...
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today president obama complemented... complimented the myanmar president, former general and his reform. >> the steps that he's already taken for democratization -- elections, the release of prisoners of conscience, a commitment to work with us on human rights dialogue -- all can unleash the incredible potential of this beautiful country. >> suarez: from there the president followed by admirers traveled to the home of long time opposition leader who spent most of the last 20 years under house arrest and is now an elected member of her country's house of representatives. >> the united states has been staunch in its support of the democracy movement in burma and we are confident that this support will continue through the difficult years that lie ahead. i say difficult because the most difficult time in any transition is when we think that success is in sight. >> suarez: mr. obama joined in that caution telling an audience at the university that those in power must accept constraint. he saluted myanmar's long struggle for f
today president obama complemented... complimented the myanmar president, former general and his reform. >> the steps that he's already taken for democratization -- elections, the release of prisoners of conscience, a commitment to work with us on human rights dialogue -- all can unleash the incredible potential of this beautiful country. >> suarez: from there the president followed by admirers traveled to the home of long time opposition leader who spent most of the last 20 years...